Cocktail Nr. 4! Consume consciously.
From the emergence of a new consciousness to the next level spiritual teachings of a Millenial and more…
Hello from Amsterdam my friends.
Sometimes I’m in such a flow and words just come out of me as if there’s no tomorrow. Like right now, I’m sitting here with my mint tea and a book and BOOM gotta get my notes out and write this (on my phone). Nothing for weeks and then non-stop flow out of nowhere. 😂 Anyone who can relate?!
Anyway… I’m spending a lot of time alone lately, focussing on my inner state and doing “the work”. Not obsessively — I think that’s also a trap to think we have to fix ourselves as if there’s something wrong — but just observing my patterns and thoughts and gently letting go of what no longer serves my soul.
I’ve also started working with hypnosis to access and unblock some of those deeper beliefs that are living in my subconscious (mainly around money mindset and abundance etc.) but I’ll give it a few more weeks and maybe share some insights on the next newsletter if ppl are interested in this. Lmk.
Now — below are the latest insights and resources that I found particularly helpful in my own personal development.
I hope you find them useful, too. If you do, I’d appreciate it if you forward it to a friend or two so all this juicy stuff can reach more people. They can sign up here.
Here’s what’s coming:
- 🎧 Things You Should Listen To: Bentinho Massaro’s Mirror Talks Podcast
- 📚 Things You Should Read: Universal Human by Gary Zukav
- 👀 Things You Should Watch: Eckhart Tolle about toxic beliefs, distorted realities and the importance of self-awareness (2 parts — links below)
- 🌟 Give This A Go: Qi Gong
- 💭 Kat’s Thoughts: The Spiritual Practices Of The World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs
- 📌 From our community: Job opportunity | CMO/Co Founder role
🎧 Things You Should Listen To: Bentinho Massaro’s Mirror Talks Podcast
I recently came across Bentinho Massaro’s work through a friend of mine. Bentinho claims to be “the spiritual teacher of the sincere seeker”, and, well he is surely nothing like any other spiritual teacher I’ve ever encountered!
If you have ANY preconception of what a spiritual teacher should say, not say, look or act like … throw it all out before you even watch one episode of his Mirror Talks Podcast (I highly recommend watching it on YouTube instead of listening to it). His teachings are truly next level (and can be quite triggering for people on lower levels of consciousness).
Bentinho is a master in deconstructing some of humanity’s most disconnecting and limiting assumptions about life. On this podcast, he covers a great variety of topics, challenges and paradoxes by mirroring misperceptions and shedding some light on collective struggles while offering alternative ways to become more wholly purposeful and intelligent.
📚 Things You Should Read: Universal Human by Gary Zukav
This book gives us new tools to grow spiritually and shows us how to transform everyday experiences of hopelessness, emptiness, and pain into fulfillment, meaning, and joy. It points us toward a startling new destination — a species that is beyond culture, religion, nation, ethnic group, and gender, a species whose allegiance is to Life first and all else second — and shows us how to get there. Universal Human examines our disintegrating social structures and the new social structures that are replacing them. It shows us a new creation story — our new creation story — as we create it with our choices, our deeds, and our words.
A new human consciousness is replacing the old human consciousness. Authentic power — the alignment of the personality with soul — is replacing external power, the ability to manipulate and control. Zukav explains that the potential of a new era of humanity based on love instead of fear is upon us, but only we can bring it into being. Universal Human shows us how.
👀 Things You Should Watch: Eckhart Tolle about toxic beliefs, distorted realities and the importance of self-awareness (2 parts)
Dave Rubin talks to Eckhart Tolle about why many people have become absorbed by toxic beliefs, why we need self-awareness more than ever, what we can all learn from Ben Shapiro’s conversation with Russell Brand, and how social media addiction is filling our heads with negative beliefs.
Both clips are ca. 10min long. I highly recommend watching both if you are keen to understand more about what is unfolding in our collective consciousness right now and how we can best combat some of the effects.
In the first part, Eckhart shares his observation that many people are living in a distorted reality filled with toxic ideologies and what to do about it.
Exposing Toxic Ideologies Infecting Your Mind (Pt. 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOvsE4tnO0U
In the second part, Eckhart talks about the dangers of negative thoughts and negative narratives. He explains how you can develop more self-awareness in your daily life and why he thinks Ben Shapiro’s appearance on Russell Brand’s podcast Under the Skin is so important in this polarized time.
Why Ben Shapiro’s Talk w/ Russell Brand Matters (Pt. 2):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-DiYt7pdYY&list=PLEbhOtC9klbBVQDiwKCMq8RrYdmBjKRrb
🌟 Give This A Go: Qi Gong
I learned about the power of Qi Gong earlier this year at a retreat and have been practising it weekly (at some point even daily) since then. It can be a great addition to your meditation practice and has helped me manage my energy a lot better!
Qi Gong has many benefits; reduced stress, a better quality of sleep, boost of your energy levels, helps to balance emotions, getting rid of body toxins, eases joint pain and enhances your immune system, to name just a few.
You can follow Master Mantak Chia on Instagram @ mantak_chia to learn more and maybe even try for yourself.
💭 Kat’s Thoughts: The Spiritual Practices Of The World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs
Ultra-successful and unashamedly spiritual — this is a FACT about the most well-known entrepreneurs on the planet. Check out our latest blog article here: https://www.humanplus.me/post/the-spiritual-practices-of-the-world-s-most-successful-entrepreneurs
Send this to a friend who thinks all of this talk around spirituality is “woo-woo”. 😉 🙏🏼
📌 From our community: Job opportunity | CMO/Co-Founder role
Eloy Padilla, a member of our community, has an opening for a CMO/Co-Founder role in his company The Fair Cottage. You can check it out and apply here: https://thefaircottage.notion.site/thefaircottage/Job-Board-55723187d03a47e38412d03c09a1b582
That’ll be all for today! Enjoy your Sunday!!!
Much love,
Kat
